How to Register Your Student Organization on the Redbird Life Platform

Before You Register:

The following information is required to register your organization:

□ A President, their ilstu.edu email address
□ A Treasurer, their ilstu.edu email address
□ Three (3) additional members, their respective ilstu.edu email addresses
□ Illinois State faculty/staff advisor contact information (including ilstu.edu email address)
□ Electronic copy of your constitution with ratification date within the last two years

The following are not required, but are highly recommended:

□ Organization email
□ Organization web address
□ Organization social media addresses
□ Profile picture for organization

Logging on to Redbird Life

 Log on to https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/
 Select the sign in button in the upper right corner
 Select the “Organizations” tab on the top menu bar
 Select “Register an Organization” on the left
 Select the blue “Register a New Organization” button

Step 1
Read the directions thoroughly

 If at any point you need to exit the registration portal, your progress will be
automatically saved.
 You can access your uncompleted submission by selecting the “Submissions” link in the
directions. To continue the submission, select the eye icon in the “Action” column on
the right. You can then select which step you wish to return to.
Step 2
RSO Policy Agreement

 Read the policies carefully.

 Enter the official name of your organization in the appropriate field.
 Check the box once you’ve read and understand the policies your organization must
abide by.

Step 3
Enter Basic Info

Organization Description Summary

 This is a short description that will appear in the organization directory and will be
viewable to potential members. This description is also viewable to the public.

Organization Description
 This is a longer description of the organization that will appear on the organization’s
page. This is a great place to state your organization’s values, ideals, mission, or just
what it’s all about.
 This description is also viewable to the public.
Organization Web Site URL
 Enter the name or acronym of your organization in the “Organization Web Site URL”
field. This will determine your Redbird Life URL.
Example: Association of Latin American Students could use the acronym ALAS for
their “Organization Web Site URL” to make the URL shorter.
 This address can become your organization’s official Redbird Life website, when the full
URL is typed in the address bar of a browser. It will automatically direct to your
organization’s page in the Redbird Life platform.
 If your organization already has a website, you can also enter that URL in the “External
Website” field.

Organization Contact Information

 This section is optional.
 The info entered in this section will appear on your organization’s page and is viewable
by the public.
 Do not enter any personal information such as address or personal phone number.
 If you have an email that is specific to recruiting new members or answering questions,
it may be appropriate to enter it in the “Email” field.

Step 4
Organization Categories

 Select all of the categories in the left box that best describe your organization.
 This will be how students interested in joining RSOs filter through organizations to find
one that best fits their interests.
Step 5
Roster

Adding Officers

To successfully register your organization, you must add at least one President, at least one
Treasurer, at least one Advisor, and three additional members or officers to the roster.
 Open the pull down menu in the ‘Position’ field and select the officer title you wish to
add to your roster.
 It is highly recommended that you input all of your organization’s officers.
o Your organization may have additional officers outside of the position titles
available, in this case please enter them with the closest applicable title. There is
also an “Additional Officer” position you can include. You can rename the positions
at a later time once the RSO is approved in the Redbird Life system.
 Enter the ilstu.edu email of the officer along with their first and last name in the
respective fields. Do not use a non-ISU email; do not use the @IllinoisState.edu suffix.

Adding additional members

 All members of the organization should be added to your roster. This can be done by
utilizing the “add multiple members in bulk” tab.
o If members are entered correctly, their names should appear in blue under the
“Review Roster” heading.
 Once all university emails have been inputted, all members will receive an email
prompting them to log into the system and accept their membership invitation. Your
organization roster will not show members until they do so.
Step 6
Constitution Checklist

 Review your organization’s constitution to ensure it has all of the required attributes
listed on the checklist. Check the boxes to confirm that your constitution contains all of
the required items.
 If your organization does not have a valid constitution, click the blue “sample
constitution template” link. This will reroute you to the Dean of Students website which
will give you more information about how to create your constitution and a template.

Step 7
Constitution

Uploading Constitution/Bylaws
 If you cannot locate your RSO’s constitution, but your RSO has previously been
registered, please contact the Student Activities & Involvement office to assist you with
locating the files.

Step 8
Profile Picture

 Uploading a profile picture for your organization is optional, but highly recommended.
 Pictures should be a maximum of 1MB in size and can be a .jpg or.png.
 The Dean of Students office reserves the right to remove content.

Step 9
Watch for confirmation email

 First, you will receive a confirmation email that your RSO registration was submitted.
 Within five business days, you will receive an email notifying you whether your
registration was approved or denied.

Approved
 Read through your approval email to complete any additional requirements.
 In order to maintain an approved status, the RSO advisor must accept their invitation to
the organization in Redbird Life.
 Your organization is now able to start utilizing the different RSO tools and functions
within Redbird Life.

Denied
 Read through your denial email for specific updates you will need to make in order for
your RSO registration to be approved.
 Update your current submission you have on file and resubmit the registration.
 You will then begin again at the beginning of Step 9 in the directions.